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Citibank Cancels Account of Gay Networking Site

HeadlineFeb 26, 2010

The banking giant Citibank is under criticism for shutting down a client’s account because it ran a social networking business geared toward gay men. The company, called Fabulis, is developing a social networking website as well as phone and computer applications for gay men to interact. The company’s bank accounts were shut down without notice after a Citi compliance officer deemed their business “objectionable.”

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